May 18, 2018 — Catheter ablation for...
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This channel contains news about the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), including coverage of its annual meeting and links to recently released practice guidelines. The HRS is a leading resource on cardiac pacing and electrophysiology.
News | EP Lab | May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 — A significant number of patients with symptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) have...
Figure 1: At the end of 36 months, the incidence of any atrial tachyarrhythmia was 23.3 percent in the botox group, as compared to 50 percent in the placebo group
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 — Three year results of a study found injection of botulinum toxin into epicardial fat pads in...
A live EP case presentation during the 2018 Heart Rhythm meeting.
Feature | HRS | May 18, 2018 | Dave Fornell
Here is an aggregation of all the news and late-breaking studies presented at the 2018...
Atrial fibrillation ablation using the Abbott Ensite electro mapping system.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | May 17, 2018
May 16, 2018 – The first results of the randomized, multicenter, long-term, international...
Implantation of pacemakers, ICDs and the related cardiac leads opens patients to infection risk.
News | EP Lab | May 17, 2018
May 10, 2018 – A new study is the first to test the clinical effectiveness of incremental peri-operative antibiotics...
News | Ablation Systems | May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018 — Medical device manufacturer CardioFocus Inc. announced a successful live case featuring its...
The Apple Watch Series 2, Samsung Galaxy Gear S3 and the Fitbit Charge 2 were all able to properly diagnose the very rapid heart beats involved in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT).
News | EP Lab | May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018 — A new study is the first to validate the accuracy of wrist-worn wearable devices in measuring induced...
News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018 — A new study shows that women exposed to particular matter (PM) and lower temperatures for even a...
Technology | Patient Monitors | May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018 — Itamar Medical Ltd. announced the launch of SleePath, the first integrated e-health sleep apnea care...
News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) | May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018 — Boston Scientific announced results from an analysis of the LATITUDE database evaluating the...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018 — A new study is the first to report a relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018 — According to new research, smoking marijuana may not be associated with an increased risk of...
